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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katie Ledecky	441	▲ +26
2	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katinka Hosszú	439	–
3	Yana Klochkova	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	373	▲ +20
4	Sarah Sjöström	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	297	–
5	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	260	–
6	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	259	–
7	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	232	–
8	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	230	–
9	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	222	–
10	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	217	–
11	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	207	–
12	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	199	–
13	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Ana Marcela Cunha	198	▲ +7
14	Kristin Otto	Yuliya Yefimova	Yuliya Yefimova	Yuliya Yefimova	Martina Moravcová	194	–
15	Yuliya Yefimova	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Yuliya Yefimova	194	–
16	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Ana Marcela Cunha	Kristin Otto	192	–
17	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	183	–
18	Kornelia Ender	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Therese Alshammar	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	183	–
19	Natalie Coughlin	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	179	–
20	Brooke Bennett	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	176	–
21	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	174	–
22	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Brooke Bennett	Ariarne Titmus	173	▲ +19
23	Rebecca Soni	Rebecca Soni	Rebecca Soni	Petria Thomas	Brooke Bennett	172	–
24	Laure Manaudou	Emily Seebohm	Emily Seebohm	Rebecca Soni	Petria Thomas	166	–
25	Emily Seebohm	Laure Manaudou	Ana Marcela Cunha	Emily Seebohm	Rebecca Soni	165	–
26	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Emily Seebohm	159	–
27	Lin Li	Ana Marcela Cunha	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Ariarne Titmus	Laure Manaudou	157	–
28	Tracy Caulkins	Lin Li	Lin Li	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	151	–
29	Dawn Fraser	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	145	–
30	Hayley Lewis	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Lin Li	Kaylee McKeown	145	▲ +34
31	Shirley Babashoff	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	Tracy Caulkins	Lin Li	144	–
32	Mary T. Meagher	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Dawn Fraser	Tracy Caulkins	144	–
33	Dagmar Hase	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Hayley Lewis	Rūta Meilutytė	135	▲ +20
34	Amanda Beard	Mary T. Meagher	Mary T. Meagher	Shirley Babashoff	Lilly King	134	▲ +6
35	Michelle Smith	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Ye Shiwen	Dawn Fraser	133	–
36	Missy Franklin	Amanda Beard	Amanda Beard	Kylie Masse	Hayley Lewis	131	–
37	Jessicah Schipper	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Mary T. Meagher	Shirley Babashoff	131	–
38	Ye Shiwen	Missy Franklin	Missy Franklin	Lilly King	Ye Shiwen	131	–
39	Rebecca Adlington	Jessicah Schipper	Jessicah Schipper	Dagmar Hase	Kylie Masse	130	–
40	Ana Marcela Cunha	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Amanda Beard	Mary T. Meagher	130	–
41	Shane Gould	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Michelle Smith	Sharon van Rouwendaal	130	▲ +6
42	Claudia Poll	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Zhang Yufei	129	▲ +19
43	Sandra Völker	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Missy Franklin	Dagmar Hase	127	–
44	Britta Steffen	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	Jessicah Schipper	Amanda Beard	126	–
45	Jiao Liuyang	Sandra Völker	Sandra Völker	Rebecca Adlington	Michelle Smith	125	–
46	Debbie Meyer	Britta Steffen	Britta Steffen	Shane Gould	Missy Franklin	122	–
47	Penelope Heyns	Jiao Liuyang	Jiao Liuyang	Claudia Poll	Jessicah Schipper	121	–
48	Claudia Kolb	Lilly King	Lilly King	Rūta Meilutytė	Rebecca Adlington	119	–
49	Libby Lenton	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Sandra Völker	Shane Gould	118	–
50	Ágnes Kovács	Penelope Heyns	Penelope Heyns	Britta Steffen	Claudia Poll	117	–

Paris 2026: Records re-written at momentous European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026

EuropeanAquatics.org | 17.08.2026

As the last ripples flow from an outstanding European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 its legacy in terms of world and continental swimming can be partly expressed by the list of records broken during the seven-day programme at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.

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